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COPYRIGHT 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL
A congressional subcommittee left the Henderson Convention Center on Friday with some ideas for slowing the upward spiral of gasoline prices and preventing a fuel crisis.
But first they heard testimony about how high gasoline prices have climbed.
Gasoline prices have soared 60 cents since January in Nevada, Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev., said.
Demand for gasoline is increasing faster than supplies, driving up prices, explained Joe Sparano, president of the Western States Petroleum Association.
"We're operating pretty much at full capacity," Sparano said.
Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., who brought the subcommittee on energy policy to Henderson, said he was concerned about Southern Nevada's reliance on one pipeline to...
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